May 16, 2007

SPOKANE, Wash. - Seattle Pacific, which won a conference-record seven team titles this year, is the 2006-07 Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Sports Team Champion for the second year in a row.

The Falcons, who broke their own record of six team titles set last season, outpointed Western Washington 138-131. The Vikings have finished second in each of the past two years after winning the first four all-sports titles.

Seattle Pacific also won its fourth consecutive women's all-sports title finishing 11 points ahead of runner-up Western Washington (92-81). Central Washington, however, ended Western Washington's run of five straight men's titles, outscoring the Vikings 57-50 to win the title for the first time.

Points are awarded (on a two-point increment) based on the final conference finishes in each of the conference's 13 sports -volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field, baseball and softball.

Seattle Pacific won five of the seven women's titles finishing first in volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track-and-field and outdoor track-and-field. The Falcons, who don't compete in softball, finished third in soccer. In addition, SPU shared both the men's soccer and men's basketball titles with Seattle University. SU also won the women's soccer title.

Central Washington used titles in both indoor and outdoor track-and-field and Top 5 finishes in cross country (5th), basketball (4th) and baseball (2nd) to earn the men's title.

Other conference champions included Western Washington in softball and men's cross country and Western Oregon in baseball.

Final 2006-07 GNAC All-Sports Standings:

Men                     CC    Soc      BK	ITF	OTF    BB    Tot.

Central Washington      10     13      14       16       4             57
Western Washington      18      2       4       12      14             50
Western Oregon          12              4       10      12      8      46
Seattle Pacific         14      5      17        6       4             46
Alaska Anchorage        16             13               10             39
Seattle University       6      5      17        4       6             38
Northwest Nazarene       2              4        8       8      4      26
Saint Martin's           8              8        2       2      4      24
Alaska Fairbanks         4             10                              14

Women                   CC	Soc	VB	BK	ITF	OTF	SB	Tot.

Seattle Pacific         18	8	18	18	14	16		92
Western Washington      12	10	16	13	8	10	12	81
Central Washington      14	3	14	8	6	12	7	64
Western Oregon           8	6	6	2	10	14	10	56
Northwest Nazarene       4	3	11	13	12	8	4	55
Seattle                  2	12	11	10	2	2	7	46
Alaska Anchorage        16		4	16		6		42
Saint Martin's           6		2	6	4	4	2	24
Alaska Fairbanks        10		8	4				22

Combined - Seattle Pacific 138, Western Washington 131, Central Washington 121, Western Oregon 102, Seattle 84, Alaska Anchorage 81, Northwest Nazarene 81, Saint Martin's 48, Alaska Fairbanks 36.

2006-07 Conference Championships won: 7 - Seattle Pacific, 3 - Seattle, 2 - Western Washington, 2 - Central Washington, 1 - Western Oregon.

Men: Cross Country - Western Washington, Soccer - Seattle and Seattle Pacific, Basketball - Seattle and Seattle Pacific, Indoor Track and Field - Central Washington, Outdoor Track and Field - Central Washington, Baseball - Western Oregon.

Women: Cross Country - Seattle Pacific, Soccer - Seattle, Volleyball - Seattle Pacific, Basketball - Seattle Pacific, Indoor Track and Field - Seattle Pacific, Outdoor Track and Field - Seattle Pacific, Softball - Western Washington.

Year, Overall, Men, Women

2001-02 Western Washington 160, Western Washington 66, Western Washington 94

2002-03 Western Washington 147, Western Washington 58, Western Washington 89

2003-04 Western Washington 160, Western Washington 76, Seattle Pacific 92

2004-05 Western Washington 161, Western Washington 76, Seattle Pacific 96

2005-06 Seattle Pacific 157, Western Washington 58, Seattle Pacific 85

2006-07 Seattle Pacific 138, Central Washington 57, Seattle Pacific 92